| ![Show Contents]() Millsaps Surname History
Etymology of MillsapsWhat does the name Millsaps mean? The name Millsaps is thought to derive from the Middle English word "milksop," which was "a piece of bread soaked in milk." As a name, it may have evolved from a nickname for a "spiritless" man. It has also been suggested that it mays have been an occupational name for a farmer who dealt with milk products. Early Origins of the Millsaps familyThe surname Millsaps was first found in Buckinghamshire, England, where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Milksop. This name has often been maligned as referring to an effeminate person, but this is most unlikely, it is more likely from the trade-name as a farmer who dealt with milk products, i.e., the sap or sop of milk or curds and whey. The former explanation is merely an assumption by Victorian historians. The origin of this name is almost exclusively in the heart of the English farming counties of Buckingham, Oxford, and Bedfordshire. Early History of the Millsaps familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Millsaps research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1300, 1572, 1620, 1637 and 1736 are included under the topic Early Millsaps History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Millsaps Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Milksop, Milsop, Millsop, Millsopp, Milsops, Millsops, Millsopps, Mellsop, Mellsopp, Melsops, Mellsopps, Millinchop, Millinshop, Millsap, Millsapp, Milsap, Milsapp, Milsaps and many more. Early Notables of the Millsaps familyMore information is included under the topic Early Millsaps Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Millsaps RankingIn the United States, the name Millsaps is the 8,710th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Millsaps family to IrelandSome of the Millsaps family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Millsaps familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John and Thomas Milksop who settled in Charles Town, South Carolina in 1719; another Thomas Milksop settled in Maryland in 1718.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Millsaps (post 1700) | + |
- Patrick Neill Millsaps (b. 1973), American lawyer and is a partner at the Hall Booth Smith & Slover law firm, Chief of staff of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign
- Reuben Webster Millsaps (1833-1916), American Confederate Army Major in the Civil War, eponym of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi
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